Matthew Prior (1644 – 1721) (after Jonathan Richardson the elder)
George Vertue (London 1684 - London 1756)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1700 - 1756
Materials
Paper
Measurements
465 mm (H)362 mm (W)380 mm (H)275 mm (W)
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Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 1396344
Summary
Print, line engraving, Matthew Prior (1644 – 1721) (after Jonathan Richardson the elder) by George Vertue (London 1684 - London 1756). Three quarter length seated portrait of Prior wearing long coat and turban, left hand tucked into coat and right leans one a table holding a quill. Deep black frame, glazed.
Provenance
Part of the Windham Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1969 by Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer (1906-1969)
Makers and roles
George Vertue (London 1684 - London 1756), engraver (printmaker) after Jonathan Richardson the elder (London 1665 – London 1745), artist